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Background: First described by Gaucher and associates in 2008, dome-shaped macula (DSM) is an anterior convex protrusion of the macula visible on OCT (optical coherence tomography). Visual impairment in DSM results mainly from sub-foveal serous retinal detachment (SRD). Herein, this original study from retrospective data analysis evaluate the anatomical and functional effects of Pascal short-pulse (SP) laser plus endpoint management (EpM) subthreshold diffuse laser (SDL) in patients with SRD due to DSM.
Methods: This retrospective study included seven consecutive patients (eight eyes) with SRD secondary to dome-shaped macula who underwent a comprehensive ophthalmological evaluation including logMAR BCVA, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, indirect ophthalmoscopy, and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) (Spectralis; Heidelberg Engineering, Germany) before combined Pascal SP laser plus EpM-SDL with 1 to 6 month intervals, postoperatively, with a mean ± standard error (SE) follow-up time of 12.92 ± 1.34 months.
Results: Eight eyes from seven patients were analyzed in this study. At baseline, mean BCVA (LogMAR) ± standard error (SE) and mean CST (central subfield thickness)(µm) ± SE were 0.6125 ± 0.14 and 412.50 ± 24.65, respectively. After a mean follow-up time of 12.92 ± 1.34 months, mean CST (µm) ± SE and BCVA (LogMAR) ± SE were 294.75 ± 19.68 (p = 0.0078) and 0.4537 ± 0.12 (p = 0.0313), respectively. A statistically significant reduction in mean CST and an improvement in mean BCVA were noted after SRD resolution with laser therapy application. The mean serous retinal detachment resolution time (months) ± SE was 3.75 ± 1.08. No adverse events were registered, including enlargement of atrophic alterations and choroidal neovascularization.
Conclusions: The novel combined laser modality with Pascal SP laser plus EpM-SDL treatment may induce subretinal fluid regression and BCVA improvement 1 year after treatment in DSM patients with SRD.
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